Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Arhopalini > Arhopala
Arhopala bazaloides (Hewitson, 1878) – Dusted Oakblue
Subspecies in India:
(1) Arhopala bazaloides bazaloides (Hewitson, 1878) – Broad-bordered Dusted Oakblue. This is also known as the Tamil Oakblue.
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- References
Arhopala bazaloides bazaloides – Broad-bordered Dusted Oakblue
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Hopea ponga (Bhat & Prashanth 2018) (Dipterocarpaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
This species is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.References:
Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Lycaenidae > Theclinae > Arhopalini > Arhopala
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Bhat, N. and Prashanth S. N. 2021. Arhopala bazaloides (Hewitson, 1878) – Dusted Oakblue. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.17. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/1146/Arhopala-bazaloides
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